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Where Is Your
Home?
A Lesson from the
Man
Who Lived In a
Cave
Kim Holland
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Copyright All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced in any format, by any means,
electronic or otherwise, without prior consent from the copyright owner and publisher of
this book.
Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information
in this book was correct at press time, the author and publisher do not assume and hereby
disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors
or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any
other cause.
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Where is your home?
Do you live on a houseboat?
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Do you live in a hogan?
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Do you live in a mansion?
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Do you live in an apartment
with your pet cat?
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Or do you live in a cave?
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I knew a man who lived in a cave.
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His name was Thomas.
He lived in his cave for many, many
years.
In his cave he had a bed,
blankets, potsand pans.He had
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clothes on a rackand books on a
shelf.
Sometimes Thomas walked to town
to wash his clothes or get water.
Sometimes Thomas worked in town.
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.
And sometimes Thomas and I
sat side-by-side in the library
reading our books
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in the big, blue chairs.
When people asked Thomas
why he lived in a cave,
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He would answer,
It is my home.
I imagined it would be cozy to sleep
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in a cold dark cave
snuggled under blankets.
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I
wo
ul
d
le
ar
n
ra
ve
n
ta
lk
and squirrel chatter.
I would sit so still,
that I would become mountain.
The days would pass like clouds.
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I would watch the animals and birds
who lived close by: eagles,
swallows, squirrels, skunks, owls,
hawks,
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deer, and maybe even bear.
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I would read my books
late at night by lantern light.
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Shadows would cross the page.
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One day Thomas was arrested.
He was told,
People live in
houses. They don
t live in caves.
He had to leave.
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Don
t be sad,
Thomas told me.
Home is not an address.
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Home is not
a spot on a map.
You can
t see home from a
satellite in space.
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Home I carry with me wherever I
go. I am at home when I remember
happy times. My memories are like a
warm sweater I pack in my suitcase.
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And this is the lesson I learned
from my friend Thomas
the man who
lived in a cave:
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Home is notthe placewhere you live.
Home is feeling safe.
Home is a place where
you can be yourself.
Home is different
for everyone.
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The world is full of homes
The breeze is home to the Raven.
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A song from her secret hideout
tells me the Canyon Wren is at
home.
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A clear pool at the end of a
waterfall
is home to the River.
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A place where no one has made
tracks
is Winter
s home.
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I have many places
where I feel at home.
The fishing hole where I catch
and release Rainbows is home.
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The garden where the tulips
come up in the spring is home.
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I feel at home when music
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stirs my heart and feet.
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I feel at home whenI smell
cinnamon rolls baking.
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I feel at home
when I
m with my pets,
or when I live inside a favorite
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book.
I feel at home with special people.
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And sometimes I feel
at home when I am alone.
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I learned from Thomas
that sometimes you have to start
over,
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But home is a feeling
that always stays in your heart.
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Where is your home?
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Thomas really did make his home for more than 11
years in a cave about the mountain town of
Flagstaff, Arizona. When he was evicted Thomas
said, I dont have a TV or anything. Ive got
the sky, the wind, the rain and the canyon wrens.
This is a beautiful mountain. You could explore it
for a lifetime.
Thomas inspired Kim Holland who has enjoyed many
homes: with her family, in the classroom, on the
Colorado River, in the mountains, in the garden,
and in the world of words.